The Medal of Honor
On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill passed by Congress authorizing the Medal of Honor.
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1919
This is a 1919 photo of Sgt. Alvin York of the U.S. Army in an unknown location. York received the Congressional Medal of Honor for killing 25 Germans, capturing 132 prisoners and putting 35 machine gun nests out of commission. York entered the Army as a Conscientious Objector.
Credit: AP Photo/Department of U.S. Army
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